Coupling means for garment hanger racks



Jan. 1, 1952 w. s. LANDsMAN COUPLING MEANS FOR GARMENT HANGER RACKSFiled Nov. 17, .1945

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ATTORN EY5 Filed NOV. 17, 1945 Jan' l, 1952 w. s. LANDSMAN 2,581,032

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Wolfl La 1mm BY MMO-@aw ATTORN E YS Patented Jan. l, 1952 UNITEDsai-fares PATENT FiF-ice;

CUPL'INGMEANS FOR GARMENTIH'AN RACKS.A

WolffSJJan'dsman, Brooklyn, N Application'Novemher 17, 1945`Serial No;6292251;

SClaims. 1A

Thisrinvention relatestoimproizementsvirr oontinuous.. supports: forgarment hangers adapted tQearry wearing;apparel.:A Ithasparticulanrelation -to supports of. this type, whichiconsistrof two ormore tubularsections connectedA to.A each other means ofv improvedcoupling. means.

The `.main object of fmypresent linvention, is. ,toprovidefarfcontinuo-us rack or support consisting of]Y several tubularsections. vhaving `substantially equal outer and .innen diameters andadapted. to be `assembled toa continuous rack. or supporthaving;.a'substantially,unbroken outer surface of .substantial'lyuniform cross-section,A by means oiiny improvedaunobstructed couplingmeans., Another object of.v myI present -i invention consis-ts-.inproviding ,a continuous rack or support .of the-'above mentionedItype,in.which the individual sections canbe. easily-assembled.and.takenapart.

Stillanother: object-of my invention' is tofprovideafrackicrsupportiothis type, the .dimensions andj shapesoi. which .may.be. :easily changedfa by inserting or eliminating. tubular: sections ini the rack or-.suppor-t.

Stillanother object-ofmyinventionisto provide a-,newandi improvedlconstruction for-supportsfor` racks: for garmentx hangers, which. per,mits an easy change over and conversioniromexistingstructures-that:employ obstruction couplings, by means of myimproved coupling.

It is also anlobjectoithist invention to provide arracher" supportLA of.the. aforementioned type, which contains one or more pivotallyv arrangedsections adapted to be lifted in order topermitre'- moval and'diversionof-garmentha'ngers from the rack;

Otherobjects and the advantages of my.inven tion` williappear from thefollowing specification andi claims;, and the appended.drawings;` whichshow, byway of example; some preferred` embodiments-of my invention, and.in which i,

Figurel is a longitudinal, `sectional view showing-my improved coupling,and..two tubular. :rack sections, one of which is assembledwithfthe'coupl-ing, while the other is separated therefrom;

FigureZfis a similar View: ofthe elements shown in: Figuren-1,; thesecond rack. section being-.also assembled.. with the coupling;

.Figuref 'is a sectional viewalong liriei-3'-3A in Eigure 2.- onrareduced scale,v showing anfsashaped supporting; bracket connected-to thecoupling;

' Elguresf and.. 5.. show. two: further 'modifications of the supportingbracket;

Figure 6 is a sectional View of two rack Ysections assembled by means ofa coupling of somewhat modied structure;

Figure 7. shows# the internalcouplingf element, and Figure 8 anvexternalringgelementof the c ouf pling show-ny i-nFigureawhile,'Eigureeis aseo'- tional -viewy along. li-ne.- ll-evFiggurcff';

Figures.- 10-1'3 illustrate/another. embodiment of. myinvention, inwhichY one section of 'the-conv tinuousY rack. or .support .ma'yf belifted, saidsrack sectionv being. shown.` in. Figure- 1l axiallyaligned,- and. in Figure. 13 in .liftednpositiom WhileFigures-1l0,..19AV and 12 shoivfcertaimpartsof. the rack-structureillustrated inFigures 1-1, and..13'.. i

Referring-V now particularly ato Rigures. 175, the continuous` rac-kor`support-according.. to.;my--in vention .consists of tubular cylindrical:ra ck,..seo. tions -of substantially equal outer and. innerishape anddiameters, two of-y these sections, I.H and. being showmi-n Figures. land 2. v Thevrightzend of. section I isprovlided-.with .internal threadandthe. left. end.v of. section. 2. withvinternal .thread SectionsI-.aridelimay.y beI connected bymeans of; internalb coupling-element 3,providedatits' both ends .with .external threads :lf-.and 'I--'-,registering with: internal threads 5. and 6,; respectively.

- TheA right end.oimember 3 is-provided. with.v` bores I3; I'3,through-Which arod .or the like may be slipped in orden toconveniently-turn member.i 3..

CouplingfelementB--ts into couplingv slee-vedi,

whichfmay fbe. slid over element 3,-. andl :the outer surface-fof whichforms. a: substantiallyrunbroken surface-with the'.- outer surfaces.`of.v Sections I and 2:., Sleeve, 4; isprovided:y with. a Y relativelyshort i right angle -branchr piece 8,. providedwith aithreadedbore 9,adapted Avto receive thetlneaded end-..-por-tionv t2 of'aesupportingbracket-.UL` The other end: of saidsupporting bracket: mayabefastenedpforxexample, to the.v ceiling (not shown-X. A. threaded` holel0 lis provided inthe..V wal-l of branch piece asandvis. adapted to'receive aia-fas;- ten-i-ng .screw III The length ofcou-pling element3.-=is. greater thanthelength .off'sleeve `4; so that both;- ends` ofelementi-3+ project. longitudinally from sleevezr4-in-the positionshow-ninL Figui-esel and 2.". Irriorder?, izo-assemble the parts shown..in Figures l. and,2,.section I isealigned and'brought in abntting.relation-.withsleeve-IlL Iwlfieli isfi-xedlto asu-Hablestationarysupport.. (notshown).4 by means-of bracket;v I4; andhouseseinternalacoupl-ingymember 3i. The latter is nowv turnedaandscrewediinto'the rig-'ht endportion of;:tubularaseo.-v tion I.. A't.`ythepointrwhere threadl 5; isiintermated, thefnternal surfacect section;provides a stop and limits the insertion of coupling member 3 intotubular section I. Tubular section 2 is now screwed upon the threadedright end portion of member 3, until section 2 is in tightly abuttingrelation with the end of sleeve 4. By using a series of similarcouplings consisting of an internal coupling member (3) and a sleeve(4), the pipe rack may be'built up to any desired length and design. Asshown in Figures 1-5, the means for fastening the rack to astationarysupport are applied in such a manner as to leave the top and,V front ofthe rack unobstructed and not to interfere with the hangers.

In the modincation illustrated in Figures 6 9, the internal couplingmember 3 is provided with several slots I and the external couplingmember, which houses member 3, consists of two pieces, i. e. a somewhatshorter sleeve 4' and a ring member I6 (best shown in Figure 8) providedwith a bore I6'. Members 4' and I6 have the functions of sleeve 4, shownin Figs. 1 and 2. The division of the external coupling member into ashorter sleeve and a ring member of registering shape and dimensions,facilitates assembling of the rack parts and is particularly useful ifthe rack includes bent sections, which must maintain a iixed positionwith relation to the other sections.

One of the important features of the embodiment of Figures 6 to 9resides in the fact that the external threads 1 and l of coupling member3 are respectively right and left threads. Internal thread 5 of tubularsection l (which receives thread '1) and internal thread 6 of section 2'(which receives thread 1') are correspondingly threaded, so that therewill be a proper threaded engagement when sections i and 2 are connectedto coupling member 3. By so threading coupling member 3 and sections land 2, the embodiment of Figures 6 to 9 is especially useful when therack includes bent sections.

While Figures 1-9 show two rack sections to be assembled, it will beobvious that any desired 'number of rack sections may be assembled bymeans of the coupling means shown, in the above described manner. Benttubular sections may also be assembled with straight tubular racksections in substantially the manner described.

In the embodiment illustrated in Figures 10 to 12, tubular rack section24 is provided with a cut-out at 25, and coupling member 23 is providedat its left end portion with a thread and screwed into the threadedright end portion of rack section 24. Tubular rack section 26, which isalso provided with a cut-out 25', is pivotally connected to tubular racksection 21 and may be raised to the position shown in Fig. 13 by pullingrope 20, passed over pulleys 2l,of a conventional lifting device l1.This device includes a rod I8 provided with a pivotally connectedlifting element 22, and a spring I9 which automatically forces racksection 26 back into the position shown in Figure 11 when the pullexerted on rope 2B is relieved. Pivotal connection between tubularsection 26 and the adjacent section 27 may be effected by means of athreaded rod-like member 28 which is screwed into tubular section 26 at29, and is provided with a pin-like extension 30, and a disc-likeportion 3l, having a perforation 32, through which -pin 33 is passed.Tubular sections 24 and 26 have registering end portions cut along thelines shown in Figures rll and 13. Rack sections 24 and 27 may becoupled with adjacent sections in the manner illustrated in Figures 1'9.

Instead of using a tubular couplingmember 3, a vsolid rod-like member ofcorresponding design may be used and instead of the cylindrical shape,the rack sections and coupling elements may be of other suitable outercross-section, if desired. It will be understood that these and otherchanges in the constructions herein described may be made withoutdeparting from the spirit of my invention as dened in the appendedclaims.

What I claim is:

1. Coupling means for :aligned axially spaced tubular sections of asupport or rack for garment hangers, said tubular sections having anouter surface of substantially equal design and dimensions, and threadedend portions, said coupling means comprising an internal coupling memberand a sleeve and adja-cent ring slidably housing the middle portion ofsaid internal coupling member, the end portions of said internalcoupling member being threaded and projecting from said sleeve and ring,and being adapted to be screwedV into the threaded end portions of theadjacent tubular sections, the outer surfaces of the' sleeve and ringforming a substantially continuous surface with the outer surf ace cithe tubular sections.

2. Coupling means for aligned axially spaced tubular sections of asupport or rack for garment hangers, said tubular sections having anouter surface of substantially equal design and dimensions, and rightand left threaded end portions, said coupling meanscomprising aninternal coupling member, and a sleeve and adjacent ring slidablyhousing the middle portion of said internal coupling member, the endportions of said internal coupling member being threaded and projectingfrom said sleeve and ring respectively, and being adapted to be screwedinto the threaded end portions of the tubular sections, the outersurfaces of the sleeve and ring forming a substantially continuoussurface with the outer surface of the tubular sections, said couplingmember being provided with at least one recess, said ring being providedwith a recess positioned to register with the recess in the couplingmember, said coupling member being rotatable in said sleeve.

3. Coupling means according to claim 2, in which the said threaded endportions of the coupling member are right and left threadedrespectively.

WOLF S. LANDSMAN.

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